ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the ongoing controversy about both its nature and the impact that the Glorious Revolution had on the country in the late seventeenth century. The 'real' Glorious Revolution–the one that brought about dramatic and revolutionary changes–took place in and after 1689, crucially during the 1690s and early 1700s. The Glorious Revolution of 1688–9, like the Restoration, presented opportunity to widen the membership of the Church of England and extend toleration to the Protestants outside the Church. The effect of King William Goodwin's war on English politics and on the constitution was no less decisive than its impact on English foreign policy. The years of peace culminated in their impeachment and the Act of Settlement, a statement of provincial resentment at the growth of executive power brought about by the war.
